November Scientist of the Month
William and Lucile Mann
Featured Book of the Month
This series of monthly science writing with kids resources is brought to you by MimsHouseBooks.com. Our featured book of the month is GOT ME A CAT, a Halloween friendship story that includes sign language.
November Scientists of the Month - William and Lucile Mann
As a child, William Mann loved animals. Once, he tried to run away and join a circus. At 17 years old, he worked briefly at the National Zoological Park in Washington, D.C. He cleaned animal cages. Many years later, in 1925, he became the Superintendent of the National Zoological Park. He led many expeditions to collect live animals for the zoo.
During World War I, Lucile Quarry worked in military intelligence in Washington, D.C. By 1922, she was an editor for The Woman’s Home Companion magazine. Lucile and William married in 1926. Lucile often traveled with William on expeditions to collect live animals. Once, she had to hide a bag of live snakes under her skirts while on a train trip. She was a member of the Society of Woman Geographers. One big trip to collect animals was the 1937 National Geographic Society-Smithsonian Institution Expedition to visit what are now India, Malaysia, Singapore, Sumatra and Thailand.
Narrative Writing - STEAM Writing about Real Events
Lucile Mann kept a diary of their trip to the Dutch East Indies, an excellent and exciting example of narrative writing about a STEM adventure
